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Ministry of Defence
Repatriation of 32 Indian Fishing Boats from Bangladesh
Indian Coast Guard  in a coordinated operation with BangladeshCoast Guard successfully repatriated 516 fishermen alongwith 32 Indian Fishing boats from Bangladesh on July 16, 2019. These boats were stranded and had taken shelter at Payra Port in Banladesh approximately 135 kilometres from IMBL due to inclement weather and rough sea conditions in the Bay of Bengal.
The fishing boats were escorted by two Bangladesh Coast Guard Ships Mansoor Ali and Sadhini Bangla up to the IMBL where they were formally handed over to ICGships Vijaya and Anmol. The boats alongwith the fishermen are being escorted up to Kakdwip harbour where they will be handed over to the State Fisheries Authorities.
This Samaritan gesture from the Bangladesh Coast Guard comes at a time when the visit of delegation of the Bangladesh Coast Guard to India is underway for Annual Zonal /Regional Commander’s meeting at Kolkata.
Search for remaining 24 missing Indian fishermen is in progress by Bangladesh Coast Guard/Naval ships/aircraft in Bangladesh Waters. Besides search across IMBL in Bangladesh waters, Indian Coast Guard Ships, hovercraft and aircraft are also carrying out search off West Bengal Coast and along the IMBL.
The coordinated response between Coast Guard agencies of India and Bangladesh demonstrates mutual commitment for safety of fishermen at sea and further strengthens the bilateral relationship between the two countries.
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Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
23rd National Youth Festival-2020 to be organized from 12th to 16th January, 2020
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and State Government of Uttar Pradesh are jointly organizing 23rd National Youth Festival  2020 at Indira Pratishthan, Lucknow from 12th to 16th January, 2020. Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath and Minister of State  for Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri Kiren Rijiju will inaugurate the NYF 2020 on 12th January on the occasion of birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, the great Youth icon. The inauguration will be followed by cultural/musical performance by local and renowned artists.
The closing ceremony of the festival on 16th January will be graced by the Governor of Uttar Pradesh and Shri Kiren Rijiju.
The Government has been organizing National Youth Festival  since 1995. The objective of NYF is to provide a platform to bring the youth of the country together in an attempt to provide them opportunity to showcase their talents in various activities. It also provides an arena, by creating a mini-India, where youth interact in formal and informal settings and exchange their social and cultural uniqueness. This blend of diverse socio-cultural milieu proves the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s commitment and belief in ‘Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat’.
The theme of the 23rd National Youth Festival 2020 is ‘FIT YOUTH FIT INDIA’ in pursuance of the goal of Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi for New India to be a fit India. NYF 2020 would leverage on the knowledge and ideas that Youth of today bring to the table where they are hugely connected and integrated through online and offline communication channels than ever before. The NYF 2020 intends to focus on bringing the attention of the Youth towards dialogue and discussions on selected thematic interfaces so that the outcome feeds into a National Level.
The National Youth Festival is like a mega National Integration Camp. NYF 2020 would have around 6000 participants  from each State of the country. As the theme of 2020 NYF suggests, the youth will inculcate physical activity and sports in their everyday lives which is essential to make new India a Fit India.
From 13th January to 16th January, different Competitive  and Non Competitive Events  will be organized.
Ministry of Coal
With 16% Growth Coal Production Touches 698.25 Million Ton During April 2022 -January 2023
Captive/Commercial Mines’ Production Goes up by 30%
Coal Ministry Aims 1.31 Billion Ton Production by Fiscal 2025
India’s domestic coal production has shown impressive growth during the past few years. Coal production has increased from 730.87 MT  in 2019-20 to 778.19 MT in 2021-22, achieving a growth of 6.47%. The rising trend of coal production has further gained pace in the current financial year 2022-23 and country’s total coal production has recorded an impressive growth of more than 16% with production of 698.25 MT during the period from April’2022 to Janaury’2023 as compared to 601.97 MT during the corresponding period of the previous year. In this period, Coal India Limited  own production has also gone up by about 15.23% to 550.93 MT from 478.12 MT. The increase in domestic coal production has helped the country curb import to a large extent in face of sharp increase in coal demand arising due to continuous rise in power consumption.
The Coal Ministry has fixed the target of 1.31 BT  for FY 25 and the same is to go up to 1.5 BT by FY30. The Ministry has been actively engaging with various State Government and Central Government agencies both for starting new coal mines and also for increasing coal production in the currently operational mines. As a result of such initiatives, production from captive and commercial coal mines has increased to 93.22 MT in April’2022 to Janaury’2023 period of FY 22-23 from 71.31 MT in same period of FY 21-22, showing a growth of more than 30%.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS IN KERALA
The proposal was received from Government of Kerala to waive off the proposed 25 per cent of State of Kerala’s share of land acquisition for two projects of NHAI i.e.  Ernakullam Bypass  Kollam-Shenkottai. The reply for the same has been sent seeking inter-alia certain exemption from the State Government. The reply from Government of Kerala has not been received yet.
Government of Kerala has agreed to share 25% cost of land acquisition amounting to Rs.5748 Cr for 16 ongoing projects on NH-66, out of which Rs.5581 crore has been deposited. Further, Government of Kerala has also agreed to share 25% cost of land acquisition, amounting to Rs.4440 crore for upcoming three Greenfield NH projects. The details of road projects are Annexed. State Government has agreed for sharing of 50% cost of land acquisition, 100% cost of service road and exemption of State GST & royalty for Thiruvananthapuram Outer Ring Road section of NH-866. The agreement has not been signed.
During the last 5 years, around 160 km of NH has been constructed by NHAI in the State of Kerala.
ANNEXURE
DETAILS OF ROAD PROJECTS  ON NH-66:
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Name of Project
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1
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Thalapady to Chengala
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2
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Chengala to Neeleshwaram
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3
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Neleshwaram to Taliparamba
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4
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Taliparamba to Muzhappilangad
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5
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Azhiyur  to Vengalam
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6
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Moorad Palolipalam Bridge
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7
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Ramanattukara to Valanchery
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8
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Valancherry to Kappirikkad
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9
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Kappirikkad to Thalikulam
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10
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Thalikulam to Kodungallur
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11
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Kodungallur to Edapally
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12
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Thuravoor to Paravoor
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13
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Paravoor to Kottankulangara
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14
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Kottankulangara to Kollam
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15
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Kollam to Kadambattukonam
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16
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Kadambattukonam to Kazhakutom
DETAILS OF THREE UPCOMING GREENFIELD NH PROJECTS:
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Name of Project
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1
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4 laning of Palakkad to Kozhikode section of NH-966
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2
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4 lane Greenfield Road from Kochi to KL/TN Border section of NH-85
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4-Lane Thiruvananthpuram - Kottarkarra - Kottayam – Angamali  from Km. 0/00 to Km 226/27
This information was given by the Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Treatment of Non-COVID-19 Patients During Pandemic
The patients who were not suffering from Corona but still have been treated in AIIMS and Central Government run hospitals in IPD as well as in OPD after 24th March, 2020 in the country is given in Annexure.
As per the National Health Accounts  Estimates 2016-17 , public expenditure on health as a percentage of GDP is 1.2%.
No such patient who was already admitted in AIIMS or Central Government run hospitals whether serious/critical or non-serious was discharged from the hospitals without adequate treatment, due to pandemic situation in the country.
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Name of the Hospital
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No. of patients treated since 24.3.2020
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AIIMS, New Delhi
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401506
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2.
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Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi
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253220
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RML Hospital, New Delhi
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268471
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LHMC, New Delhi
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211796
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AIIMS, Bhubaneswar
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94999
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AIIMS, Jodhpur
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127631
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AIIMS, Raipur
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126486
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AIIMS, Rishikesh
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48765
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AIIMS, Patna
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15491
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10.
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AIIMS, Bhopal
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62862
The Minister of State , Sh Ashwini Kumar Choubey stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha here today.
Ministry of Defence
Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare rolls out number of initiatives under Special Swachhta campaign 2.0 to remove pendency & promote cleanliness
30 Regional Centres & ECHS Polyclinics pan India undertaking cleanliness drive; Secretary, ESW reviews progress at ECHS Polyclinic, Arun Vihar, Noida
Secretary  Shri Vijoy Kumar Singh visited Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme  Polyclinic, Arun Vihar, Noida on October 28, 2022 and reviewed the progress of the special cleanliness campaign. The ECHS Polyclinic at Noida has a daily average footfall of around 450 patients and it provides healthcare services to veterans and their dependents/family members. During his visit, Shri Vijoy Kumar Singh underscored the importance of cleanliness to prevent the spread of diseases and urged the officials to work in this direction by taking proactive steps for better infrastructure.
MD ECHS Major General NR Indurkar said, all 30 Regional Centres and ECHS Polyclinics located pan India are undertaking cleanliness drive under Special Campaign 2.0.
The Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare has taken a number of initiatives under the 'Special campaign for Disposal of Pending matters'  of Government of India. It has identified removing pendency and promoting cleanliness as the key focus areas for better record management, improved work efficiencies, enhances transparency and contribution towards a sustainable future. Steps are being taken for maintenance of the government files and getting rid of the obsolete ones.
Special Campaign 2.0 seeks to institutionalize Swachhta not only as a one-time practice but imbibing it as a habit in day-to-day functioning. As stipulated in the SCDPM 2.0 guidelines, special focus is on field/outstation offices in addition to Ministries/Departments and their attached/subordinate offices. In this phase, a number of campaign sites have been identified including the remotest sites and offices that have the highest interactions with the Ex-Servicemen Community such as various Zila Sainik Boards, ECHS Polyclinics and Zonal Resettlement Offices located across various parts of the country.
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Prime Minister's Office
PM praises the spike in India's exports of musical instruments
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed happiness over the spike in India's exports of musical instruments. India’s exports of musical instruments rose to more than 3.5 times in April-September 2022, as compared to the same period in 2013.
Sharing a tweet by Minister of Commerce & Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal, the Prime Minister tweeted;
"This is encouraging. With Indian music gaining popularity worldwide, there is a great opportunity to further grow in this sector."
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India reports less than 40K Daily New Cases
Active Caseload and Daily Fatalities continue to shrink
India has registered less than 40,000 daily new cases after six days. The number of daily new cases in the last 24 hours is 38,073. For the third day in a row, daily new cases have been sustained below the 50,000 mark.
This assumes significance in the context of some countries reporting a very number i.e. as high as one lakh cases per day since the last 3-4 days.
There has been a sustained decrease in the number of active cases over the past few weeks.
For the 38th day today, recoveries have exceeded the daily new cases with 42,033 cases recovering in the last 24 hours.
The Active Caseload has shrunk to 5,05,265. Present contribution of Active Caseload to India’s total positive cases stands at 5.88%, following a declining curve.
The Recovery Rate has also, as a consequence, increased to 92.64%.Total Recoveries as of today is 79,59,406. The gap between recovered cases and active cases has widened to 74,54,141.
78% of the new recovered cases are observed to be concentrated in 10 States/UTs.
Delhi has reported the maximum number of single day recoveries with 7,014 newly recovered cases. 5,983 people recovered in Kerala followed by 4,396 in West Bengal.
72% of the new cases are from 10 States and UTs.
Delhi continues to report the highest daily new cases; 5,983, which is less than its previous day tally of 7,745 new cases. Delhi is followed by West Bengal with 3,907 new cases. Kerala’s daily case has declined to 3,593 while Maharashtra’s new cases have declined to 3,277 cases although they occupy the third and fourth spot in reporting daily new cases.
448 case fatalities have been reported in the past 24 hours. Fatalities have continued to decrease with less than 500 fatalities reported for the second day.
Ten States/UTs account for nearly 78%. Although Maharashtra saw the most casualties , its contribution to daily deaths has decreased to 18.97%. Delhi and West Bengal follow with 71 and 56 daily deaths, respectively.
Ministry of Defence
Validation Exercise and Closing Ceremony
Exercise Yudh Abhyas – 2019
Soldiers from 5-20 Infantry Battalion of US Army and The Assam Regiment from the Indian Army concluded Exercise Yudh Abhyas – 2019 at Joint Base Lewis McChord , Washington, USA on 18 September 2019.
Yudh Abhyas - 2019 is an annual, US Army pacific sponsored Theatre Security Cooperation Program bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the US and Indian Army partnership. The training was focused on specialised drills and procedures involved in counter insurgency & counter terrorist operations in an urban environment. Helicopter based mobilisation of teams for quick response was also practiced. The initial days of field training comprised of platoon level training on basic manoeuvres, which then progressed towards company level operations.
The soldiers organised into platoon sized teams, each team operating towards maintaining control of a town square or assaulting enemy targets in an urban environment at Seattle Town, which is a mock up town at JBLM used to simulate scenarios for possible deployment. The soldiers finished their tactical procedures by incorporating various lessons learned to successfully assault and eliminate enemy threats, seize the objective and evacuate causalities, during the culminating training event.
The two Armies have gained from each other's expertise and experience in conduct of platoon and company level operations. In addition the lndian contingent got a first-hand experience of operating with the 'Stryker' Infantry Combat Vehicle and the US Army gained an insight on training of an infantry unit in mountainous terrain.
The training also included friendly games of cricket and football. A closing ceremony, to commemorate the proceedings of two weeks, showcased the flourishing partnership between the two nations.
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Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Goa Olympic Association to organize Tokyo Olympics Awareness and Promotional Programmes from July 23 to August 8
Panaji, July 15, 2021
Union Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways and Tourism and President of Goa Olympic Association Shripad Naik today announced Tokyo Olympics awareness and promotional programmes. The 17 days awareness drive includes daily Live telecast of the Olympic events on big screen at Kadamba Bus Stand, Panaji and Agakhan Municipal Park, Margao. After the daily events there will be a felicitation of eminent sports persons at both the venues.
Four Cycle rallies with Cycling Association and Cycling clubs also planned in North Goa and South Goa districts. Mini Marathon in Ponda and Mini Marathon and Tennis ball cricket match to take place at indoor stadium, Mapusa. Olympic quiz for higher secondary school and college organized in collaboration with Rotaract Club of Mapusa and Rotary Club of Margao. Ex-president of Goa Olympic Association and Goans who headed National federations, Patrons of State Sports Associations will also be honoured.
Shri Naik appealed to Goans to come forward and cheer for Indian athletes. This will create interest in sports in the minds of the students, he said. Tokyo Olympics Scheduled from July 23 to August 8.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Guided City Bus Tour ‘The Bengaluru Story’ and Cultural Programme organized for G20 Delegates of 2nd Trade and Investment Working Group  Meeting.
A Guided City Bus Tour depicting ‘The Bengaluru Story’ and a Cultural Programme showcasing the cultural heritage of Karnataka were organized for G20 delegates of the 2nd Trade and Investment Working Group  Meeting in Bengaluru last evening.
The tour gave a glimpse of India’s fastest growing city, its beautiful gardens and the prowess that Bengaluru has gained as the country's Silicon Valley.
In Bangalore Palace the delegates witnessed turreted parapets, battlements, fortified towers and arches that adorn this regal architectural masterpiece. Its design has drawn inspiration from England’s Windsor Castle. The presence of an open courtyard is a proof of longstanding cultural, historical and musical legacy of Karnataka. The delegates also visited the Museum of Art and Photography, Cubbon Park and Vidhana Soudha. The bus tour concluded with a visit to the Mahatma Gandhi Statue where a group photo session was held. ‘The Bengaluru Story’wss designed by the Karnataka Tourism Department.
The first day of the 2nd TIWG Meeting concluded with a cultural programme followed by a gala dinner. The cultural programme showcased Karnataka’s well-known legacy of cultural traditions and dance forms, and included performances by Kalaanidhi Nruthya Mandiram, Space Kathak and Shree Natya Niketan.
The 2nd TIWG Meeting began in Bengaluru yesterday with over 100 delegates participating in it. Besides representatives from G20 countries, delegates from invitee countries, and regional and international organizations are also engaged in collaborative discussions for accelerating global trade and investment.
Ministry of Law and Justice
PRESS COMMUNIQUE
In exercise of the power conferred by clause  of Article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Rajesh Sekhri, Judicial Officer as an Additional Judge of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, for a period of two years, with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office.
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Prime Minister's Office
PM reviews performance of key infrastructure sectors of Transport and Housing
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, on Thursday reviewed progress of key infrastructure sectors of roads, PMGSY, rural housing, urban housing, railways, airports and ports. The review meeting, which lasted for nearly two hours, was attended by top officials from infrastructure-related Ministries, NITI Aayog, and PMO.
In course of the presentation made by CEO NITI Aayog, Shri Amitabh Kant, it was noted that the pace of road construction has picked up significantly. The average road length constructed per day in FY 17-18 was 26.93 km, as compared to 11.67 km in FY 13-14.
The Prime Minister was informed about progress made in digitisation of the transport sector. Over 24 lakh RFID tags have been issued so far, and over 22 percent of toll revenue now comes from electronic toll collection. The "Sukhad Yatra" App, which provides information about road conditions, and facilitates lodging of complaints, has seen over one lakh downloads so far. The Prime Minister called for faster progress in electronic toll collection.
Under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, rural roads have now connected 88 percent of all eligible habitations. Over 44,000 villages have been connected in the period from 2014 to 2018, as compared to about 35,000 in the preceding four year period. The "MeriSadak" App has been launched in 10 regional languages, and has seen 9.76 lakh downloads so far. GIS Mapping of roads is underway, and 20 States have so far been hosted on the Geospatial Rural Road Information System . Green technologies, and non-conventional materials such as waste plastic and fly ash, are being used in rural road construction.
In the railways sector, there has been significant addition in capacity and rolling stock. Additions in "new lines, doubling and gauge conversion" between 2014 and 2018, was to the extent of 9528 kilometres, which is 56 percent higher than the preceding four year period.
Similarly, in the aviation sector, passenger traffic has grown by over 62 percent in the four year period between 2014 and 2018, as against 18 percent in the preceding four year period. Under the UDAN scheme, 27 airports are now operational in tier 2 and tier 3 cities.
In the ports sector, traffic volume in major ports increased by 17 percent in the period between 2014 and 2018.
In the rural housing sector, the Prime Minister was informed that over one crore houses have been constructed in the period from 2014 to 2018, as compared to about 25 lakh houses in the preceding four year period. This has boosted employment in the housing sector and related construction industries. According to an independent study, the average construction completion time has dropped sharply, from 314 days in 2015-16, to 114 days in 2017-18. Stress is also being given to disaster resilience, and low cost housing design typologies.
In urban housing, emphasis is being laid on new construction technologies. 54 lakh houses have been sanctioned under Pradhan MantriAwaas Yojana , since the inception of the scheme.
Ministry of Rural Development
Budget 2021-22: Status of the Watershed Development Component of Pradhan MantriKrishiSinchayeeYojana
Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget speech mentioned about doubling farmers' income, women empowerment and inclusive development  - which are addressed to by Watershed Development Component of PMKSY of Department of Land Resources under the Ministry of Rural Development. The status of the schemes and the opportunities for the ministry are as follows:
Watershed Development Component of Pradhan MantriKrishiSinchayeeYojana 
Integrated Watershed Management Programme  was amalgamated as the Watershed Development Component  of the Pradhan MantriKrishiSinchayeeYojana  in 2015-16. WDC-PMKSY is for development of rainfed and degraded areas. Out of 8214 sanctioned watershed development projects, 345 uninitiated projects and 1487 projects in Preparatory Phase  had been transferred to States to be taken up under their respective states' budget. Out of the balance 6382 projects being funded by DoLR, as on 31.01.2021, 4743  have been reported completed, 409  are in the Consolidation Phase and 1230  are in Works Phase.
As on 31.01.2021, end-line evaluation reports of 2457 completed projects have been received. The evaluation reports reveal that there is a significant improvement in the availability of surface and groundwater, increase in productivity, vegetative cover, enhanced livelihood opportunities and household incomes in project areas.
As per information received from the States, since 2014-15, 7.09 lakh water harvesting structures were created/rejuvenated and an additional area of 15.17 lakh ha was brought under protective irrigation up to Q-3 of 2020-21.
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